Santana's Greatest Hits
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Santana's Greatest Hits | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | July 1974 | |||
Recorded | May 1969 - July 1971 | |||
Genre | Rock, jazz fusion, blues rock | |||
Length | 34:31 | |||
Label | CBS | |||
Producer | Santana | |||
Santana chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B–[2] |
Rolling Stone | (not rated)[3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Santana's Greatest Hits is a 1974 compilation album by Santana. It offers highlights from the group's first three albums. It is the band's best-selling compilation album, selling over 7 million copies in the U.S. alone while selling more than 8 million records worldwide.[citation needed]
Three of the tracks are the edited single versions, as annotated below.
Track listing
- "Evil Ways" (Single version) (Clarence "Sonny" Henry) (from Santana, 1969) - 3:00
- "Jin-go-lo-ba" (Babatunde Olatunji) from Santana - 2:44
- "Hope You're Feeling Better" (Gregg Rolie) (from Abraxas, 1970) - 4:11
- "Samba Pa Ti" (Carlos Santana) (from Abraxas) - 4:47
- "Persuasion" (Single version) (Santana, Rolie, José Areas, David Brown, Michael Shrieve, Michael Carabello) (from Santana) - 2:34
- "Black Magic Woman" (Single version) (Peter Green) (from Abraxas) - 3:17
- "Oye Como Va" (Tito Puente) (from Abraxas) 4:19
- "Everything's Coming Our Way" (Santana) (from Santana III, 1971) - 3:16
- "Se Acabó" (Areas) (from Abraxas) - 2:51
- "Everybody's Everything" (Santana, Tyrone Moss, Brown) (from Santana III) - 3:31
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Certifications
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References
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. Santana's Greatest Hits at AllMusic
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Palmer, Bob (19 December 1974). "Santana: Greatest Hits : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ "Santana: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Santana – Santana's Greatest Hits". Music Canada.
- ^ "French album certifications – Santana – Greatest Hits" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Carlos Santana; 'Santanas Greatest Hits')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ^ "British album certifications – Santana – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Greatest Hits in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "American album certifications – Santana – Santana_s Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America.